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Originally Posted by fleeingbellocq
You have combined opposite example in the same statement. First you say that BPD sufferers exaggerate their symptoms to get more attention, (which I do no believe because whenI was released from the last hospital I was in at 18, I never went to a doctor for even a cold for over ten years.) Not exactly a sign of seeking attention, and then you say that BPD sufferers down-play how bad they are hurt, (whichI also don't agree with cause everyone around me knows I am pissed off). Not trying to be argumentative with you (well, maybe a little. Sorry, but i am in that kind of mood.), but seriously...which is it? Do we want attention or do we act like we are fine?
I don't feel like either. I'm just pissed off!
-Fleeing Bellocq
Power, I don't feel the need to garrote any of my words with you, like I may with others. I believe you can hold your own in this discussion, and not take offense at my suspicions and doubt that any psychiatric professional has a clue as to what goes on in my head.
I also reject being lumped into a pile of bodies sorted by disorders as defined by the DSM, and then have stitched upon my breast my diagnosis, as to alert therapists and psychiatrists that I am a manipulative Borderliner, and should not be taken seriously! That's just a pile of B.S.
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Depends on situation. I act like I'm fine around most people despite how bad I may feel. They won't believe me or understand anyway, I cannot deal with the criticism, and I was taught by my dear mom "Don't you dare tell your personal problems to anybody." I don't talk about problems...at all; I'll break down before I confess. Around certain people, very very few, I do state how I feel and may state it in a way to gain attention or manipulate, not to be mean and it's almost always unintentional, but because I DO hold it in pretty much at all other times, it has to come out sometime, and that person has gained my trust enough that I feel okay talking. This "talking" usually occurs in writing....I DON'T TALK! This applies to sadness, being distraught, or having multiple emotions swirling around my head.
My anger, however, rarely has any true bounds and I can rarely keep it in, regardless of who I'm around or the situation. I may be able to minimize it a bit, but people will know.